Child&#39;s playhouse assembly

ABSTRACT

A child&#39;s playhouse assembly includes a housing that has a bottom wall, a top wall and a perimeter wall. The top wall and the bottom wall are orientated parallel to each other. Each of the top and bottom walls has a rectangular shape such that the perimeter wall includes a first wall, a second wall, a third wall and a fourth wall. The first and second walls are positioned opposite of each other. The perimeter wall has a door opening extending therethrough. The door opening extends from the bottom wall toward the top wall. A door panel is pivotally coupled to the perimeter wall and is positionable in a closed position covering the door opening. The door panel has an aperture extending therethrough. The housing has an outer surface and the outer surface of the top wall and the perimeter wall is white.

BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE Field of the Disclosure

The disclosure relates to playhouse devices and more particularlypertains to a new playhouse device for providing an inexpensive playarea for a child.

SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above bygenerally comprising a housing that has a bottom wall, a top wall and aperimeter wall attached to and extending between the top and bottomwalls. The top wall and the bottom wall are orientated parallel to eachother. Each of the top and bottom walls has a rectangular shape suchthat the perimeter wall includes a first wall, a second wall, a thirdwall and a fourth wall. The first and second walls are positionedopposite of each other. The perimeter wall has a door opening extendingtherethrough. The door opening extends from the bottom wall toward thetop wall. A door panel is pivotally coupled to the perimeter wall and ispositionable in a closed position covering the door opening. The doorpanel has an aperture extending therethrough. The housing is comprisedof a cardboard material and has a length, height and width each between3.0 feet and 4.5 feet. The housing has an outer surface and the outersurface of the top wall and the perimeter wall is white.

There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more importantfeatures of the disclosure in order that the detailed descriptionthereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that thepresent contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There areadditional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafterand which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.

The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features ofnovelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out withparticularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of thisdisclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than thoseset forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to thefollowing detailed description thereof. Such description makes referenceto the annexed drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a child's playhouse assemblyaccording to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a front view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a side view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the disclosuretaken along line 5-5 of FIG. 4.

FIG. 6 is a top perspective view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through6 thereof, a new playhouse device embodying the principles and conceptsof an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by thereference numeral 10 will be described.

As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 6, the child's playhouse assembly10 generally comprises a housing 12 having a bottom wall 14, a top wall16 and a perimeter wall 18 attached to and extending between the top 16and bottom 14 walls. The top wall 16 and the bottom wall 14 areorientated parallel to each other. Each of the top 16 and bottom 14walls has a rectangular shape such that the perimeter wall 18 includes afirst wall 20, a second wall 22, a third wall 24 and a fourth wall 26wherein the first 20 and second 22 walls are positioned opposite of eachother.

The perimeter wall 18 has a door opening 28 extending therethrough. Thedoor opening 28 extends from the bottom wall 14 toward the top wall 16.A door panel 30 may be pivotally coupled to the perimeter wall 18 and ispositionable in a closed position covering the door opening. The doorpanel 30 may be formed from a flap coupled to the perimeter wall 18 andpivotable along a fold line between the door panel 30 and the perimeterwall 18. The door panel 30 may further have an aperture 32 extendingtherethrough to facilitate actuation of the door panel 30.

The perimeter wall 18 has a window opening 34 extending therethrough,and may include several window openings 34 as is shown in FIG. 5. Thewindow opening 34 is spaced from the top 16 and bottom 14 walls. Awindow panel 36, as shown in FIG. 6, may be pivotally coupled to theperimeter wall 18 and is positionable in a closed position covering thewindow opening 34. The door opening 28 is positioned in the first wall20 while the window opening 34 is positioned in one of the second 22,third 24 or fourth 26 walls. As can be seen in the Figures, each of thesecond 22, third 24 and fourth 26 walls may include a window. Moreover,as shown in FIG. 5, the window openings 34 may each be provided withoutwindow panels 36. The window panels 36, like the door panel 30, maycomprise a flap integral to the perimeter wall 18 and be simplypivotable about a fold line where the window panels 36 and the perimeterwall 18 are joined together.

The housing 12 is comprised of a cardboard material. This allows forinexpensive construction and the easy positioning of window openings 34where desired. The housing 12 has a length, height and width each isbetween 3.0 feet and 4.5 feet. Further, the housing 12 has an outersurface 38 wherein the outer surface 38 of the top wall 16 and theperimeter wall 18 is white. By having the outer surface 38 be white, thehousing 12 provides a place for being written upon by a child. Moreparticularly, the outer surface 38 may coated in a dry-erase material,or white-board, that allows a child to write upon the outer surface 38with non-permanent markers which can then be wiped away and re-used.

The top wall 16 may also have an access opening 40 therein. The accessopening 40 is spaced from the perimeter wall 18 a distance of at least0.5 feet. A top flap 42 is pivotally coupled to the top wall 16 and ispositionable in a closed position closing the access opening 40.

In use, the housing 1 is used as a playhouse for a child and wouldtypically be used within a dwelling due to its paper construction. Theoutside surface 38 allows for children to mark upon it as desired.Moreover, the outer surface 38 may include pre-printed indicia such ascharacters, art or the child's name.

With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized thatthe optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodimentenabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials,shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, aredeemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and allequivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings anddescribed in the specification are intended to be encompassed by anembodiment of the disclosure.

Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of theprinciples of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications andchanges will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is notdesired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operationshown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications andequivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of thedisclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used inits non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word areincluded, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. Areference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not excludethe possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless thecontext clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.

1. A children's play house assembly, said assembly comprising: a housinghaving a bottom wall, a top wall and a perimeter wall being attached toand extending between said top and bottom walls, said top wall and saidbottom wall being orientated parallel to each other, each of said topand bottom walls having a rectangular shape such that said perimeterwall includes a first wall, a second wall, a third wall and a fourthwall wherein said first and second walls are positioned opposite of eachother; said perimeter wall having a door opening extending therethrough,said door opening extending from said bottom wall toward said top wall,a door panel being pivotally coupled to said perimeter wall and beingpositionable in a closed position covering said door opening, said doorpanel having an aperture extending therethrough; said housing beingcomprised of a cardboard material; said housing having a length, heightand width each being between 3.0 feet and 4.5 feet; and said housinghaving an outer surface, said outer surface of said top wall and saidperimeter wall being white.
 2. The children's play house assemblyaccording to claim 1, wherein said perimeter wall has a window openingextending therethrough, said window opening being spaced from said topand bottom walls.
 3. The children's play house assembly according toclaim 2, further including a window panel being pivotally coupled tosaid perimeter wall and being positionable in a closed position coveringsaid window opening.
 4. The children's play house assembly according toclaim 3, wherein said door opening is positioned in said first wall,said window opening being positioned in one of said second, third orfourth walls.
 5. The children's play house assembly according to claim1, wherein said top wall having an access opening therein, said accessopening being spaced from said perimeter wall a distance of at least 0.5feet.
 6. The children's play house assembly according to claim 5,further including a top flap being pivotally coupled to said top walland being positionable in a closed position closing said access opening.7. A children's play house assembly, said assembly comprising: a housinghaving a bottom wall, a top wall and a perimeter wall being attached toand extending between said top and bottom walls, said top wall and saidbottom wall being orientated parallel to each other, each of said topand bottom walls having a rectangular shape such that said perimeterwall includes a first wall, a second wall, a third wall and a fourthwall wherein said first and second walls are positioned opposite of eachother; said perimeter wall having a door opening extending therethrough,said door opening extending from said bottom wall toward said top wall,a door panel being pivotally coupled to said perimeter wall and beingpositionable in a closed position covering said door opening, said doorpanel having an aperture extending therethrough; said perimeter wallhaving a window opening extending therethrough, said window openingbeing spaced from said top and bottom walls, a window panel beingpivotally coupled to said perimeter wall and being positionable in aclosed position covering said window opening, said door opening beingpositioned in said first wall, said window opening being positioned inone of said second, third or fourth walls; said housing being comprisedof a cardboard material; said housing having a length, height and widtheach being between 3.0 feet and 4.5 feet; said housing having an outersurface, said outer surface of said top wall and said perimeter wallbeing white; and said top wall having an access opening therein, saidaccess opening being spaced from said perimeter wall a distance of atleast 0.5 feet, a top flap being pivotally coupled to said top wall andbeing positionable in a closed position closing said access opening.